Powell River PeakOpinion

qathet Walk n’ Roll: Inclusive design benefits range of people

In urban and architectural design, planning for the needs of people who have physical impairments is called universal design.
Austin American-Statesman

'Amazing': CG&S Design-Build gives Del Valle family wheelchair ramp they needed for years

Ever since they moved into their Del Valle home four years ago, the Patina-Trujillo family had been asking for a wheelchair ramp. At first, it was for Betty Patina-Trujillo's brother, who had diabetes ...
Washington Times

3rd time’s the charm for wheelchair ramp design

VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - A wheelchair ramp design for a century-old building in Vincennes has finally won a historic review board’s approval after the panel rejected the first two designs. Historic ...
KARE 11

Teens design and build ramp to help schoolmate who uses wheelchair

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — In all his years in Mounds View schools, not once has Ian Fallgatter felt excluded. Not bad for a high school junior born with spina bifida who’s been in a wheelchair since age ...
Miami University

Students win $25,000 to advance affordable, user-informed wheelchair design

College of Engineering and Computing students are developing a wheelchair to improve access to essential mobility equipment for those who need it. The group–made up of Muhammad Danish Malik, Micah ...